This is a nice condition and rare to find battlefield relic which is a very late was German 77mm two-piece steel and brass shell case which is not complete it is the bottom section the top part has blown clean off in an explosion.The brass and steel shell case with a lot of discolor it still retains some of its brass colour but is very dark and discolored also green in places. The case is complete on the bottom with a few of its original markings not all clear to see and is perfect for display or any collection and very rare to get recovered from the battlefield this type of case and it is empty and inert. The case was fired by the 7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 field gun. The case was recovered from the battlefield of the battle of Amiens fought in August 1918 during the 100-day advance.The case comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with map and pictures.
On 8 August 1918, British and Imperial force in co-operation with the French, launched a major attack against the Germans astride the River Somme, east of the city of Amiens. The stunning achievement on the first day of this battle was the beginning of the period known as the ‘Hundred Days’ (8 August – 11 November 1918) in which the battlefield successes of the armies of Britain, France, the United States and their allies finally forced Germany to sue for an armistice, which eventually led to the end of the war.
Victory in the battle was achieved by a coalition of forces from several nations. Most prominent in the British Fourth Army’s attack were the Australian Corps and the Canadian Corps.
This is a nice condition and rare to find battlefield relic which is a very late was German 77mm two-piece steel and brass shell case which is not complete it is the bottom section the top part has blown clean off in an explosion.The brass and steel shell case with a lot of discolor it still retains some of its brass colour but is very dark and discolored also green in places. The case is complete on the bottom with a few of its original markings not all clear to see and is perfect for display or any collection and very rare to get recovered from the battlefield this type of case and it is empty and inert. The case was fired by the 7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 field gun. The case was recovered from the battlefield of the battle of Amiens fought in August 1918 during the 100-day advance.The case comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with map and pictures.
On 8 August 1918, British and Imperial force in co-operation with the French, launched a major attack against the Germans astride the River Somme, east of the city of Amiens. The stunning achievement on the first day of this battle was the beginning of the period known as the ‘Hundred Days’ (8 August – 11 November 1918) in which the battlefield successes of the armies of Britain, France, the United States and their allies finally forced Germany to sue for an armistice, which eventually led to the end of the war.
Victory in the battle was achieved by a coalition of forces from several nations. Most prominent in the British Fourth Army’s attack were the Australian Corps and the Canadian Corps.
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